Childs Road Films

Her baby breaks her nose, the house is in chaos, and she’s a sleep-deprived mess. Ma’s day couldn’t get any worse... until she rips her face off in the sink. Finding a new one will hurt more than mastitis.Starring Aisling Loftus (War and Peace) and Steven Miller (Dept Q), After Birth is a psychological body-horror written and directed by Amy Cudden, due for release in 2026.After Birth has been selected for the inaugural Frightfest About Bloody Time project showcase, celebrating women creating, leading, and reshaping genre cinema! After Birth won the UVFF Short Film Fund powered by Genera Films and was longlisted for the BFI Short Film Fund and the Unsolicited Scripts Short Film Fund.

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Maggie's mother told her she was a monster, too disfigured to love. Now she’s dead, and Maggie is going back to where it all started. Trapped between the lure of belonging and the weight of her past, Maggie’s desire to be the pretty girl her mother always wanted may unearth a monster after all.Written by Amy Cudden.

Two orphaned siblings find themselves thrown into the care of a long-lost relative at his run-down junkyard. Desperate to leave but with nowhere to go, they begin to investigate their mysterious uncle, setting their course for an adventure to save their parents and find their way home — all in time for Christmas.
Written by Amy Cudden.

Childs Road Films is a UK film and TV production company founded by sisters Lucy and Amy Cudden, with a focus on underrepresented female-centric genre narratives.